The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-03-09
THE CAPTAINS PROBATION.

Mrs. Caraewe stopped At our hauseone
iay and said
Lucy.I wish vour husband could spare
sou % come 10 the Manor for "a few
aJv-.
~I Dare say be could. ma'am, re-
piled. Its not far and our little maid
gets on wiki the children very handy
~WeI3- ask him she sand Because
Mr.. Car5eve and are expecting some
friends. and you might help me. You
have not forgotten your ola business, l
suppose 3~ she asked. smiling
courteSied and said, W. I could
manage hair dressing and - on .ery well
J- lady'- uaid-ifi wanted.
~It Is rather e. look after Lady Par
dock Gt,Ie boy. replied Mrs Cardewe
-H- am only cbtld-the heir To the
pr1per-r-aud mn~t have Ii trustworthy
person with him He has an attendant
OF course. but the nurse had been Obliged
To- ~ home. understand. VIII YOU come
ktra week or -p@7
said / would. and Mrs. Carllewe seem
e,l pleased.
q. I vil write and tell Lady Parrlock,
She said. She viii not come unless her
child Is in good hands, and ] can now as
sure her
Icourtesied again, and thanked her for
her good opinion. She nodded pleasant
" and drove away, saying
ON Tuesday, then.
When Charley came back TO tea he
ztve me leave 70 -. and laughed about
mv leaving INV own children to look a-
Ter the only child Of Lady Pardoek. who
,ra- -hs widow Of the great barrister, the
gentleman who had found the heir TO the
Na-.a.s estate.
when are you going to the Manor ?7
be- asked
go ON Tuesday. CharIie-this Is Friday
$50 there Is plenty Of time"
The company began to arrive at the
Manor On the Monday. There were TO
be- fourteen guests. but I needn't name
them all. Mr.. Hemphill and the Martyr
Hrnrvs were invited at separate times
but be remained longer than he had AZ
first iu,euded-and there WAS captain
IN the navy. d retired officer. named Arm
strong. who wore d beard Ike the Duke
Of Fdfnburz. He wasa nice. plain-spoSen
gen-Ienan-verv quiet. and never seemed
% put himself ont for any one. He bad
been asked 70 meet Nr HemphiI VINO
had YACHT. and was somewhat nau-
ticaL
LADY Pariock came with a nurse
maid plain. rather siIly-looking atfec-
tomato eiri-and the heir. He was seven
wears old "a -turdv. bold boy inAepcnd-
art. but rs ohedisnt ss 7 have never seen
4 lad -a Young. His mothers word was
enough bee did as he was hidden with
our questioning or fretfuIne~s. The Young
heir seemed "a ike the saiior-captain,
"a aa was full ofanec,intes AMI stories, but
lady Parlock seemed To- despize him a
little she was tine. handsome woman
-lII. we.I-made and weIl-,lressed There
was 20 times dreamy look in her eyes.
a- # she we've thinking II thepaSt or con-
temparing the future. she was ve'yen-
.rearic. though. and could walk. ride.
row or Ssdl "a boat as well rs many
men.
~he and Captain Henry were Eood
friends She was interested IN his min
ing and was quite a- ready 70 20 down
the mine a~ She was to ~ailin Air Hemp
bin-- yarlt. the Firhy"
You are oE course a great traveller,
C.Dtala Armstrong;" she said one day TO
rbr sailor. We heard "a good deal YOU
know through the butler and other men
servants. and saw good deal of Lady
P..rIork. and sometimes She talked to
m.
-Nor he apIied. .Ie,.Iv. L have
b,.eD about tine warl,f-nat much in it.
4 1.iIar 4pes q good dead. and there Is
-1o,arhiug worth seeing occasionally,
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